The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
The Bill AboiishIng Imprisonment for
Debt Passed In the House.
Woman. Suffrage Resolution De-
feated In the House.
Nine Thousand Dollars Voted for the
Militia.

Nine Thousand Dollars Voted for the
| Militia.
News Notes About Matters Around
the Capitol.
| The Ten Hour Bill.
The committees of conference over the
two disputed amendments to the ten-hour
bill have been made up. They are Heath,
| Gushee and Weymouth on the part of the
Senate; and Powers, Roberts of Brunswick,
and Noble on the part OF the House.
Agricultural Reports.
| The greatest stir in the House this fere-
noon was over the reports Of the Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture reported
that the snumber printed ought to be In
creased from ten to twenty thousand.
When the resolve to make this increase came
up there was a good deal Of opposition,
started by Mr.. Wright of Paris, Mr.. Billings
| OF Brownville, defended the increase, but all
the Others seemed to be down on it. Mr..
Jersey OF Harpswell, who always entertains
the House when he speaks, was very out
spoken against printing any more than are
now printed. II was in a neighboring city
1
went into junk store where they kept
paper rags collected from all parts of the
country; and there were hundreds and hun
arcds OF chose. agricultural reports. They
| say that the printing of so many of these re-
| ports Is for the benefit Of agriculture. Cen
tlemen 1t has got SO that if they want to put
any sort of kite through this Legislature,
they hitch the bob agriculture" to it, and
OF Litchfield, and Hersey of Harpswell were
also against any large increase of reports, so
the number was cut down from 10000 to
1000. which are to be bound in cloth.
Woman's Suffrage.
The woman suffrage resolution came up ON
its final passage in the House to-day. and
failed OF the necessary two-thirds vote by
Just twelve votes. There was no speaking
on the merits of the question, but consider
able effort was made by the friends of the
measure to put off voting until more could
be present. But they failed, and yea and
nay vote was taken. This is the vote. those
favoring the submission of constitutional
amendment to the people voting "yea," those
opposed may"
YEAs-Alden. Alexander Barker, Beal. RI |
lngs. Bowker, Bradish, Bradley, Burns, Chase of |
Edgecomh, Conden. Corson Gushing, Dawson, |
plcy, ppllckey, Engel Field, Floyd. Foster. Friend:
Ons, Marble, Mason, Moore Of Gardner, I4i New G
Of Bewdoinham, Roberts, of Dexter, Russell |
Ssnnorn Ssn,.on 9f Standish Silby, Small, Vaughan, |
Widbnr WwiadIbon w,;sg wM,;edgewo9d Weymouth, whitmore,
NAYs-1dams. Aver Bennett Boynton, Brown, |
Carleton, Cnaseof Damariscotta, Clarksof Bangor,
en-, Farrar Harper, Harrington, Hawkes., Heald, |
r Leed # Prospect PMane Nor
Bowdoin, Randall. Ray, Roberts Of Brunswick. |
RYDER Sanborn of Island Falls, Sawyer, Scam
Wilson, Wright York-44 ''ee"'
ABSENT or NOT voTING-Allen, Bryant, Bish-
op, Cults, Clark of Saco, Cook, Dorlty, Dow
Ferguson, Fogg, Clifford, Gaynon Greene. Grin
land, Hamiltonof GouidsboTo, Harding Of Cor
OF Burnham, Nealley, Noble, Poole, Ross, Rich.
ards, shaw Sordan. Sylvester, Smith, Talbot,
man.
Sixty-four would have been necessary to
nave passed the resolve, the speaker ruling
that two-thirdS of those present and
voting, not two thirds Of the whole House,
was meant by the constitution. This is in |
accordance with the precedents Of the House
and Senate.
imprisonment for Debt and Trustee
Process.
The bill abolishing Imprisonment for debt
has passed to be engrossed in the House,
and now goes to the Senate.
The bill abolishing the trustee process is
on its passage to be engrossed, and has been
assigned for next Tuesday for its consider
atlon. There may be some opposition to it
The Militia.
The militia have got their 5000 for new
uniforms after all. The House receded and
coneurled with the Senate through the
mediation OF committee Of conference.
Notes.
Mr.. Ryder Of Springfield occupied the
Speakers chair most of the time this fore
neon.
The bills winding up the Druidic Univer-
sitp and Eclectic Medical College have passed
the Senate.
The appropriations for the Normal schools
have finally passed.
The State of Ohio has invited Maine to
participate in an exhibition to be held in
Cincinnati in 1888 to commemorate the GEN.
tennial of the State Of Ohio.
The House to-day adjourned TO II q. IN
Monday. the Senate to 430 p. m. Monday
A bill paying certain back salaries to the
State Prison Guards has passed the Senate.
Prison labor is to be discussed in the House
next Tuesday.
the bill to protect the dog from malicious
persecution. The House indefinitely post
poned 1t.
The lobster bill has been sent back to the
committee.
On the bill relating to the school commit
tee Of Portland the report Legislation in
cxpedient" has been made.
The bill amending the charter of the Bid
deford and Saco Horse Railroad Company so
that its tracks may be extended to Old Or
Orchard Beach has passed to be engrossed.
The subject Of convict labor is to come up
In the House on Tuesday next.
The House is determined to insist on hay-
ing the old milk quart restored, and they
have Ichosen a committee of conference to
labor with like committee from the Senate.
The dependent pension bill has passed to
be enacted in both Houses.
The committee of conference have agreed
on four per cent. as the rate of interest the
State shall pay on the 100000 left by Gov.
Coburn to the State College.
The House has postponed indefinitely the
bin appropriating $1,000 for the collection of
statistics relating to the forests of Maine.
The size of the bushel of oats is troubling
the Senate now. The House has said that
the weight shall be changed from 80 to 32
pounds. The Senate is undecided what TO
do.
Representative C. Fl. Jones of Athens has
resigned his seat in the Legislature. This
| is in order that he may accept the appoint
ment as deputy sheriff of Somerset county.
The House passed to-day resolution
of sympathy for Representative l. c. Libby
of Burnham, who has been called home by
| the death of his youngest son.
The Megantic bill has passed the Senate.
Acts and Resolves Approved.
These additional acts and resolves have
| been approved by the Governor:
PUBLIC ACTS.
| An act TO amend Sec. "a of Chap. Go of the Re-
| yised Statutes relating TO allowances TO widows.
An act to amend SIC. Al, Chap. of the Revised
Statutes relating toi organization OF corpora
tions
| An act to amend Sec. 81 of Chap. 80 of the Re-
yised Statutes as amended by Chap. 303 of the
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